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G. BEAD-LE.

CHANGE GATE POR PUBLIC GONVBYANGES.

No.f2'3.33'7.

F/G f Patentedlvm. 6, 1883.

UNTTEO STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BEADLE, OF sYRAoUsE, NEW' YORK, AssiGNoR To THE wALEs y MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

CHANGE-GATE FOR PUBLIC CONVEYANCES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 273,337, dated March 6, 1883.

Application filed June 26, 1880. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it` known that I, GEORGE BEADLE, ot' Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a new and useful lin-proved Change-Receiver for Public Gonveyances, of which the following is a specilication, reference being had to the accompany- -ing drawings, in which- Figure l representsa front elevation ofthe io front face; Fig. 2, alike view of the back face; Fig. 3, a view ofthe internal mechanism of the gate; Fig. 4, a top view ot' the receiver; Fig. 5, a bottom view of it; Fig 6, a longitudinal section otl it; Fig. 7, a side view of i5 one side; Fig. 8, a view of the yoke turned ilatwise with rod and spring; Fig. 9, a side view of the back plate. Fig, is a transverse vertical section ot' the back plate and the change-box.

Like letters ot' .reference indicate like parts everywhere. l

The object of my invention is tofprovide an improved tilting receiver, in whichA a passenger on a public conveyance desiring change,

or to pay his fare to a driver, can depositl his money, the driver remove it, putin the change,

and the passenger remove it without opening lie door,and at the saine time sound an alarm ever) time the receiver is tilted to warn the driver or pa senger of the deposit of tlie money or change in it.

My invention consists in tliehereinafter described and claimed means for accomplishing said object. .f

It is constructed as follows:

A is Vt-he front plate, calling the drivers side the iront, which is made ot' the shape and with an opening, a, ot' the form shown in the drawings. A little above the top of this opening` 4o is a flange, b, project-ing outwardly about onehalt' of an inch, and incliningdownward alittle, extending clear across the opening and down tlie sides, tapering oli' as it goes downward.

4 5 B is the back plate, which is constructed of the same size as plate A, and with an opening,

c, of equal size to the opening a. This opening c is provided with an inwardly-projecting flange, d, extending across the top or center,

5o and nearly down to the sides of the opening.

The outer face ofthe plate B is made plain, exceptthat across the the top the word change 7 can be cut or cast. On its inner face, at the four corners, are the posts e, which are bored out and threaded.

C and D are central lugs, made of about the shape shown in the drawings and of the same height as the cornerposts e. In .their upper faces are the screw-lioles m m. and in their sides the screw-holes lc k,throu gh which a pivot- 6o bolt passes, screwing into one of them. The front upper part of each of these lugs C and D are rounded ofi" on a circle, as shown in the drawings, and a thin tapering flange extends from their respective outer edges along the sides of the opening c.

H is the tilting receiver, made of about the shape shown in the drawings, wide enough to tit loosely in the openings i and c in the front and back plates, and having a lid, n, hinged 7o or pivoted, so as to drop and Acover or close up the front end of the receiver. The lower side ot` this receiver H is constructed with the central semi-cylindrical hub or barrel I, extending nearly across the bottom, through which is a hole -to receive the. pivot-bolt E, which holds the receiver, and upon which it is pivoted. Each end ot' this hub I is cut OEE and apart ot the body ofthe receiver cut out on the same circle as the hub, so as to fit upon the iounded 8o front ends or coi-ners of the lugs C and l). One end of the hub I is also cut ott' llat to al low the rack 'r to be attached, as shown in the drawings. l

L is a. yoke with two arms, open at its upper end, and to its lower end the rod s is fastened in any ordinary way. This rod sis of the shape oi' an ordinary round-headed squareshouldered bolt, and is so adjusted that the square shoulder lies and fits in the box t go mounted upon the plate B. The coiled spring :c is over and around the rod s, between the yoke L and the box t. The hammer-rod v is made with hole in one `end fitting over the square shoulder on the rod s and with a ham- 95 y nier at the other.

P is a gong-bell, mounted in any ordinary manner upon the inner face ofthe plate B. j

The screw-bolt y, screwing into thestud w and passing between the arms of the yoke near roo the bottom, holds the yoke L in place loosely, and allows its double motion downward and rocking, as hereinafter described.

The back plate, B, being constructed as described, the gong P mounted thereon, the yoke L having the rod s attached, and the spring :e thereon mounted in the box t, and the screw y inserted through the lug C into the stud w, between the arms of the yoke, the receiver H, with rack t attached passed partly through the opening c, the pivot-bolt E inserted through the lug C, hub I, and into the lug D, all' in about the positions shown in the drawings, the l'ront plate, A, is put on, the receiver passing partly through the opening a, and is secured in place by screws into the corner-posts cand holes m in the lug` C D, the rack Hitting against and upon the arms ofthe yoke L.

I operate my device as follows: Starting with the receiver tilted down backward, the passenger, desiring to have change furnished him, or, in some instances, to pay his fare, places the money in the receiver H, where it projects beyond the back plate, tips up that end, thereby tilting the receiver upon the pivotbolt E, the racklgor the back edge or pointof it, engages with the front arm ot' the yoke L, springingit down by the rocking motion ot' the bottom of the receiver, compressing the spring x by the downward movement of the rod s with the yoke L, the square shoulder on the rod sliding through the box t and carrying the hammer-rod v and hammer with it, until the point ofthe rack slips olf from the arm ofthe yoke L, when the spring a; throws the rod s and yoke upward quicklyand causes the hammer to strike a single quiek blow upon the gong 1) causing it to ring once. The upward movement ot' the yoke L is checked and stopped by the end of the back arm striking against the inner face of the back point of the rack, which then lies hat, and the end of the front point of the rack lies between the arms ot' the yoke. This forward tilting throws the back end of the receiver forward, so that the passenger cannotremove the money, while the t'ront end is thrown out and downward, so that the lid is released from the top ot' the aperture a, and the driver can take out the money, and, it` desired, can put the change in, and, tilting it back, the mechanism operates as before, sounds the alarm, and the passenger can remove thechange. It w-illbe readily seen that from the circular or oval shape ol the bottom of thereceiver, when it is tilted the change or money slides down to the lowest end of Ille receiver, and accordingly it is much easier to take it out. It will also be observed that when the receiver is tilted back the. lid n is thrown back through the opening a, so that it is locked, cannot be raised, and the driver cannot get into the receiver or abstract any money trom it until the receiver is tilted forward and the lid released. The ilange b on the front plate also serves to prevent rain from running down into the receiver, and the lid n also keeps the water out of it. The tilting ofthe receiver at the outset acts upon the yoke L, rod s, and spring :1; until rack and yoke become disengaged, when the yoke flies up by the action of the spring. One arm of it strikes against the inner face ot' one of the points ot' the rack, and thereby assists or aids the tilting, and when the receiver stops holds it in place until again tilted. When the receiver stops alter being tilted either way the inner face of one of the rack-teeth lies horizontal, and the upper endv of one of the yokearms comes up square against this horizontal'ace. At the same time the point of the other rack-tooth lies between the yokearms, the inner l'ace of" the arm bearing against the outer face of one ol" the rackteeth; and when the tilting begins the circular sweep ofthe rack causes the yoke to rock forward or back, whichever way the receiver is tilted, the tlat or horizontal face ot' the racktooth gradually becoming more and more angular as to the face of its yoke-arm, and at the same time forcing the yoke and rod downward, compressing the spring and throwing the hammer-rod away from the gong, while with the same movement the other rack-tooth, starting inside ofthe other yoke-arm acting on a wedg ing principle against the inner t'accof thisyokearm, throws the yoke outward or sidewise, drawing the other yoke-arm across and from beneath the rack-tooth until they pass clear ot' each other, when the spring throws the yoke upward, and the other yoke-arm strikes square ly against the inner face ot' the other racktooth, which is then horizontal. -In this man- IOO ner the rack and yoke act together as a stop to the tilting otthe receiver.

The receiver can be hungr upon side supports, it' desired, swinging upon them.

What I claim as myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the tiltiugreceiver provided with toothed rack t' and the alarmbell, ot' the yoke L, rods, spiing as, box t, and hammer o, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The abovedescrihed change-recei ver consisting of plates A and B, having apertures a and c, and tlanges b and d, tilting receiver H, with lid n, inonnted upon pivot-bolt E, and provided with rack r. actuating the alarm mechanism consisting of yoke L, rod s, spring box t,hannuerrod e, and gong P,construct ed and operated substantially as above described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of May, 1880.

GEORGE BEADLE.

Witnesses:

Gao. A. CoL'roN, U. W. SMITH. 

